Funniest Memes On Venkatesh Prasad After KL Rahul’s Match-Winning Fifty In 1st ODI vs Australia

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Jatin Khandelwal

 

KL Rahul continues his superb run of form at number for India in ODI cricket as he played a match-winning knock of 75*(91) in a low-scoring ODI against Australia, helping India win the 1st ODI, at  the Wankhede stadium, which unexpectedly assisted the bowlers, allowing the visitors to make a comeback in the game despite posting a total of 188.

After being put in to bat first, Australia were bowled out for 188 at the Wankhede. Everyone knew with the assistance from the grass and little cracks, it wasn’t going to be easy for India to chase it down.

Mitchell Starc and other Aussie pacers made a match out of it as they had India reeling at 16/3, then 39/4, and then 83/5, before KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja‘s astutely-paced partnership of 108* (123) took the hosts over the line, taking them to a 1-0 series lead in this 3- ODI rubber.

KL Rahul, who was dropped from the Test team mid-series during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, hasn’t put a foot wrong at number 5 for India in ODIs, since taking the wicket-keeping role in 2020, also against Australia when Rishabh Pant was out concussed.

KL Rahul
KL Rahul. Image-BCCI

After that, KL Rahul even kept Pant out as the keeper-batter at number 5.

His numbers at this position are outstanding: at number 5 in ODIs, KL Rahul averages 56 with a strike rate of 99 with 7 fifties and 1 century in 7 innings.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul’s match-winning knock today led to a lot of praise, even from Venkatesh Prasad who had ardently criticized his position in the Test team during the Border-Gavaskar Test series, and even went on to have an altercation with Aakash Chopra.

“Excellent composure under pressure and a brilliant innings by KL Rahul. Top knock. Great support by Ravindra Jadeja and a good win for India,” Prasad tweeted.

Now, as expected, KL Rahul’s excellent, composed, well-measured knock, which helped India win the match, led to a series of memes, with fans trolling Venkatesh Prasad.

Here are some of the funniest memes on Venkatesh Prasad after KL Rahul’s match-winning fifty:

https://twitter.com/SPSB09/status/1636748585596506114?s=20

https://twitter.com/Satyam_Raj1/status/1636747634244198400?s=20

https://twitter.com/OMG__82/status/1636743293156593664?s=20

Speaking after the match, KL Rahul said: “Saw three wickets fall down early, Starc was swinging the ball well and when he brings the ball back in, he is a dangerous bowler. Just tried to play normal cricketing shots. Got a few boundaries away and that settled my nerves. I batted with Shubman, Hardik, and Jadeja.

“The talk was that there’s help on the wicket but we did not want to get into our shell and play out a certain bowler. We wanted to be positive and put the loose balls away. If we are good with out footwork, we could do well and it was fun batting with Jadeja. The minute the left-hander walked in, I got a few loose ball. That happens to the best of bowlers. The left-hander walking in and that worked for us. Jaddu batted beautifully and he runs hard between the wickets. He is in great form and he knows what to do in those situations.

“When we started off, I didn’t think the pitch will help the bowlers that much. Once Shami came back for his second spell, he did wonders. Any team that wants to win needs to pick wickets in the middle overs. When there’s bounce, I like keeping wickets. It is a bit of a challenge when it is slow and low, it is challenging physically. The ball was moving around and I enjoy playing here at the Wankhede.”

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